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Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

In an opinion article appearing online Feb. 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, authors from University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University write about the unexpected patient safety benefit resulting from remote monitoring of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

25 Feb 2022

Crucial regulator of malaria parasite transmission identified

Malaria remains one of the biggest global public health challenges. It kills a young child every two minutes, more than any other infectious disease.

25 Feb 2022

Research could pave the way for adoption of precision medicine approaches for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a frightening reality; the course of infection with this disease is highly variable. Some young patients have died from the virus, whereas several elderly people have survived without experiencing respiratory symptoms at all. Researchers are left wondering: why?

25 Feb 2022

Pioneering technique uses a magnetic device to stimulate touch sensitive brain glial cells

Scientists at UCL have developed a new technique that uses microscopic magnetic particles to remotely activate brain cells; researchers say the discovery in rats could potentially lead to the development of a new class of non-invasive therapies for neurological disorders.

24 Feb 2022

MAIT cells exercise complex functions and may be targets for future immunotherapies and vaccines

A Stony Brook University physician-scientist has identified that mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells, an unconventional form of immune cell, exercise several complex roles during healthy and disease states.

24 Feb 2022

Deep-learning based image reconstruction approach may improve detection of breast cancer

Researchers have developed a new image reconstruction approach that could contribute to better breast cancer detection. The deep learning algorithm overcomes a major hurdle in multi-modality imaging by allowing images to be recovered in real time.

24 Feb 2022

MIT chemists develop a novel way to synthesize himastatin

Chemists at MIT have developed a novel way to synthesize himastatin, a natural compound that has shown potential as an antibiotic.

24 Feb 2022

Scientists uncover new role of chromatin-modulatory enzyme during cancer development

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered a new role of a chromatin-modulatory enzyme, termed EZH2, during cancer development.

24 Feb 2022

Semarion raises £2.14 million GBP ($2.89 million USD) seed funding

Investors include Parkwalk Advisors, University of Cambridge Seed Funds, Martlet Capital, and angel investors.

From Semarion 24 Feb 2022

Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses

Kia Slade was seven months pregnant, unvaccinated, and fighting for breath, her oxygen levels plummeting, when her son came into the world last May.

24 Feb 2022

Omicron BA. 2 reinfections can occur shortly following BA.1 infection

Researchers investigated the probability of Omicron BA.2 reinfections following SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 initial infection by whole genomic sequencing in the period of dominance of these subvariants in Denmark.

24 Feb 2022

Research reveals why a common genetic variant worsens outcomes for people with ALS and FTD

A pioneering new study led by UCL and National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists has revealed, for the first time, why a common genetic variant worsens disease outcomes for people with the devastating adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

24 Feb 2022

Tiny lipid-based nanoparticles carry genetic instructions directly into the lungs

Researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering are building a reputation for precision targeting in drug delivery.

23 Feb 2022

Novel AI tool can spot difficult-to-diagnose cardiac conditions

Physician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can effectively identify and distinguish between two life-threatening heart conditions that are often easy to miss: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cardiac amyloidosis.

23 Feb 2022

Genetics may influence how the body responds to vaccines and boosters

Genetics play an important role in how our bodies respond to vaccines and booster shots, suggesting that certain protective responses elicited by vaccination could be more effective with personalization, according to a new study led by University of Michigan researchers.

23 Feb 2022

Why is it Important to Democratize Proteomics Data?

In this interview, we speak to Steve Kosteski from IsoPlexis about the importance of single-cell proteomics within the life sciences sector.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 23 Feb 2022

Accelerating genomics research with the firefly

In this interview, we speak to Paul Lomax from SPT Labtech about their new firefly platform and how it will help to accelerate genomics research.

From SPT Labtech 23 Feb 2022

3D model of living brain cancer developed as a potential alternative for drug testing without animals

As a potential alternative for drug testing without lab animals, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology developed and successfully tested a 3D model of living brain cancer that surmounts one of the biggest challenges in tissue engineering.

23 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV 2 Omicron prevalent in vaccine breakthrough cases in Bahia, Brazil

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers performed genomic monitoring to estimate the magnitude and range of the different severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) in SARS-CoV-2 reinfection cases among fully vaccinated individuals in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

23 Feb 2022

Low-cost, non-invasive device uses light and saliva to quickly test Covid-19 patients

A team of researchers from ICFO and IrsiCaixa report on the development of a low-cost, portable, non-invasive device that uses light and saliva to test Covid-19 patients in less than 30 min.

22 Feb 2022

Technology News and Research

Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

Crucial regulator of malaria parasite transmission identified

Research could pave the way for adoption of precision medicine approaches for COVID-19

Pioneering technique uses a magnetic device to stimulate touch sensitive brain glial cells

MAIT cells exercise complex functions and may be targets for future immunotherapies and vaccines

Deep-learning based image reconstruction approach may improve detection of breast cancer

MIT chemists develop a novel way to synthesize himastatin

Scientists uncover new role of chromatin-modulatory enzyme during cancer development

Semarion raises £2.14 million GBP ($2.89 million USD) seed funding

Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses

Omicron BA. 2 reinfections can occur shortly following BA.1 infection

Research reveals why a common genetic variant worsens outcomes for people with ALS and FTD

Tiny lipid-based nanoparticles carry genetic instructions directly into the lungs

Novel AI tool can spot difficult-to-diagnose cardiac conditions

Genetics may influence how the body responds to vaccines and boosters

Why is it Important to Democratize Proteomics Data?

Accelerating genomics research with the firefly

3D model of living brain cancer developed as a potential alternative for drug testing without animals

SARS-CoV 2 Omicron prevalent in vaccine breakthrough cases in Bahia, Brazil

Low-cost, non-invasive device uses light and saliva to quickly test Covid-19 patients

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